Vice-Senior General Maung Aye Receives Commander-In-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Sonthi Boonyaratglin

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Volume XIV, Number 150 7th Waning of Tawthalin 1368 ME Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 Vice-Senior General Maung Aye receives Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Sonthi Boonyaratglin

NAY PYI TAW, 12 Ministry of Defence, here Commander-in-Chief Vice- Sept — Vice-Chairman yesterday. (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein, Senior of the State Peace and Also present at the Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing Development Council call were Member of the of the Ministry of De- General Deputy Commander-in- SPDC General Thura fence, Military Affairs Maung Chief of Defence Serv- Shwe Mann of the Min- Security Chief Maj-Gen Aye ices Commander-in- istry of Defence, Secre- Ye Myint, Maj-Gen shakes Chief (Army) Vice-Sen- tary-1 of the State Peace Aung Thein of the Min- hands ior General Maung Aye and Development Coun- istry of Defence, Deputy with received a goodwill del- cil Adjutant-General Lt- Minister for Foreign Af- Com- egation led by Com- Gen Thein Sein, mem- fairs U Maung Myint, mander- mander-in-Chief of bers of SPDC Lt-Gen Ambassador of Thailand Royal Thai Army Gen- Kyaw Win and Lt-Gen to Myanmar Mr Suphot in-Chief eral Sonthi Boon- Maung Bo, Commander- Dhirakaosal and Military of Royal yaratglin at Bayint- in-Chief (Navy) Vice- Attache’ Colonel Pri- Thai naung Yeiktha of the Admiral Soe Thein, ssapa Suvanatat.—MNA Army General Together with a goodwill delegation led by Commander-in-Chief of Sonthi Royal Thai Army General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Vice-Senior Boonyar- General Maung Aye and party pose for a documentary photo at atglin. Bayintnaung Yeiktha of Ministry of Defence in Nay Pyi Taw. ˚MNA ˚MNA

Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan.

13-9-06NL_01 1 29/7/18, 5:56 PM 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation Working in concert for emer- * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State gence of durable constitution * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

With the object of establishing a dura- Commander visits tax-free markets ble democracy, the government is striving, YANGON, 11 Sept — by holding the National Convention, for the Chairman of Yangon Di- emergence of a constitution that will be able vision Peace and Develop- to protect the interests of the entire national ment Council Commander of Yangon Command Brig- people. Gen Hla Htay Win this It is essential for a nation to have a morning visited tax-free market in Hlinethaya and constitution whatever political system it Shwepyitha townships in practises. The National Convention is Yangon North District and laying down the basic principles to be based left necessary instructions. During his visits to in drafting a durable constitution for the Hlinethaya tax-free market in Hlinethaya township emergence of a discipline-flourishing de- Commander Brig-Gen Hla Htay Win inspects a tax-free market in and Shwepyitha tax-free mocracy. market in Shwepyitha Shwepyitha Township. — MNA Basic principles to be based on regard- township, the commander Oil Dealers Association Ward Maternal and Child of Myanmar Maternal and ing communications between Hluttaws, inspected fish and meat and sales of their prod- Welfare Associations. Child Welfare Supervi- shops and green groceries ucts. He next gave neces- Yangon Division PDC is sory Committee, District, rights and responsibilities of citizens and of government depart- sary instructions to re- encouraging the townspeo- Township and Ward the role of the Tatmadaw in all the 15 chap- ments, social organizations sponsible persons. ple to grow fruits and veg- MCWAs are setting up and private growers and The commander also etables on a manageable their fruit and vegetable ters of the constitution have been submitted plantations, consuming breeders, rice shops of inspected fruits and veg- scale in order to boost their their products and selling and approved by delegate groups. Myanmar Rice Dealers etables being sold at a re- income and stabilize the surplus at the city tax-free The National Convention, which was Association, edible oil duced price by families of commodity prices. markets. shops of Myanma Edible District, Township and Under the leadership adjourned during the cultivation season, is MNA going to resume on 10 October at the Yangon Div USDA donates Talks on SMEs management Nyaunghnapin Camp in Hmawby Town- desks to primary schools in 21-22 Sept ship, Yangon Division. North Okkalapa Township YANGON, 12 Sept — A Japanese expert will give talks on small-scale and medium-scale enterprises Firm foundations for democracy — management at UMFCCI Office Tower on Minye national consolidation, regional develop- Kyawswa Street, Lanmadaw, here on 21 and 22 Sep- ment, economic development and high liv- tember. Advisor Mr Koichi Hiratsuka of Japan Produc- ing standards — are now being laid down. tivity Centre for Socio-Economic Development will be As the delegates to the National Convention, the speaker at the SMEs seminar jointly sponsored by Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Com- the National Convention Convening Com- merce and Industry and Japan Productivity Centre. mission and respective committees are work- Interested persons may contact UMFCCI Of- ing in concert, the constitution will emerge fice Tower or dial 214344 or 214349. — MNA in a short time. Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin hands over a New dry season tour pro- document related to donation of desks to primary grammes launched schools in North Okkalapa Township. YCDC Deputy Attorney-General YANGON, 12 Sept—The Myanma Hotels and YANGON, 11 Sept — Yangon Division Union Soli- Tourism Services has launched new tour programmes inspects law offices in darity and Development Association donated desks to for promoting the tourism industry and for the comfort five primary schools in North Okkalapa Township today. and convenience of those who want to go on vacation Mandalay Division At the donation ceremony held at No 48 Basic in the dry season. NAY PYI TAW, 12 Sept—Deputy Attorney-Gen- Education Primary School in Shwepaukkan Myothit, The newly-launched programmes cover eral U Tun Tun Oo, accompanied by officials con- North Okkalapa Township, Central Executive Commit- Chaungtha, Ngwe Hsaung, Ngapali, Yangon-Manda- cerned, on 8 September morning met with law officers tee Member of USDA Chairman of Yangon City Devel- lay-PyinOoLwin, Yangon-Myitkyina, Kengtung- in Mandalay District, PyinOoLwin District and opment Committee Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin Tachilek, Taunggyi-Inlay-Pintaya, Lashio-Muse, Kyaukse District, Mandalay Division and gave neces- handed over 50 sets of desks to headmasters and headmis- Yangon-Mawlamyine, Bagan, Yangon-Bago- sary instructions. tresses. Kyaikhtiyo, Minbu-Shwesettaw, Zalun Pyidawbyan In the evening, the deputy attorney-general in- After the ceremony, Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Pagoda, and Sittway-MraukU. spected the divisional law office in Mandalay Divi- Lin attended the concluding ceremony of the course on Preparations are also being made for private sion, the district law offices in Mandalay District and cultural and moral values and summer training courses at package tours of any part of the nation at any time. PyinOoLwin District and the township law office in the hall of the township and awarded the outstanding For further details, contact the Myanma Hotels and Chanaye Thazan Township and gave instructions to trainees. A total of 1,160 trainees attended the courses. Tourism Services at 77-91, Sule Pagoda Road, officials.—MNA MNA Yangon, (Ph: 252859, 378376, 374281).—MNA

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The next stronger economic rela- tion. summit will be held in An adult Chinese crested tern bird (sterna bernsteini) (L), is to feed its Beijing. fledgling in a swamp at the mouth of the Minjiang River in southeast China's Expert says Bush’s strategy makes MNA/Xinhua Fujian Province, on 10 Sept, 2006. —INTERNET terror threat much worse Nicaragua seizes bad moonshine after 30 people die WASHINGTON, 11 Sept — Despite some tactical gains, the Bush Administration’s strategy is making LEON (Nicaragua), 11 Sept — Nicaraguan police stepped up moonshine raids on Saturday, bursting the terror threat much worse from the long-term into seedy bars and liquor stores selling an adulterated cane liquor that the government says has killed perspective, a US counterterrorism expert told at least 30 people. Xinhua in a recent interview. Overnight, about a even plastic bags to hold Gurdian. a dollar in Leon, making “I believe we have done well in some tactical hundred new patients the drink. Miurel Gamez, re- it much cheaper than beer areas, but we are slipping strategically. That is to were admitted to the al- “Together with the po- gional Health Ministry di- or rum. say, our actions over the long term are making the ready overflowing and lice, we have confiscated rector, said three addi- The bad batch was terror threat much worse,” said Daniel Benjamin, a rundown public hospital 47,893 litres (12,650 US tional deaths were attrib- mixed with methanol, a senior fellow with the Washington-based think tank, in Leon, about 55 miles gallons) of hooch from uted to the moonshine on poisonous type of alcohol the Centre for Strategic & International Studies (90 kilometres) northwest 312 establishments. We're Saturday, raising the offi- which when ingested can (CSIS). of the capital, Managua, doing tests to see what is cial death toll to 30. cause blindness, organ “Although we have made some tactical strides in and the centre of the epi- contaminated with metha- A litre (quart) of damage and death from terms of dismantling al-Qaeda, the threat has spread demic, raising fears of nol and what is not,” said hooch, called aguardiente respiratory failure. to many different regions,” he said. more deaths. Health Minister Margarita in Spanish, sells for about MNA/Reuters Benjamin said he “absolutely” did not believe Following tips from that Iraq was the right place to fight terrorism. the public, police burst “I consider now as I did at the time that the into bars and shops in the Chemical leak poisons water supply invasion of Iraq is a huge mistake,” he added. colonial city and seized The United States is not going to win the war on grubby plastic barrels in central China terror very soon because “the consequences of filled with suspected bad BEIJING, 11 Sept — A drinking water for nearly fresh water, the official going into Iraq are going to be with us for a while hooch. sewage leak from a chemi- 100,000 locals, Chinese Xinhua news agency re- and has set us back considerably”, he added. Many of the bars are cal plant has spilled the media said. ported on Saturday. MNA/Xinhua bare concrete rooms cancer-causing chemical Residents in Yueyang Fresh water from a where the raw liquor is arsenide into a river in County were asked to stop nearby reservoir was be- sold to customers who central China's Hunan drinking tap water and 18 ing discharged into the 17 injured in blaze at bring their own jugs or Province, poisoning fire engines distributed river in an attempt to di- lute the polluted water. Canadian apartment Xinhua said Hunan environmental authorities building had detected arsenide levels in the Xinqiang River OTTAWA, 11 Sept — Seventeen people were injured at 10 times the normal in an apartment building fire in Montreal in eastern standard, after the case was Canada Friday night, local media reported Saturday. first reported on Friday. It None of the 17 people, including five firefighters, said arsenide can damage were said to have been seriously injured, Serge Nadeau, the liver, kidney and cause a spokesman for Montreal’s fire department, told the lung or skin cancer, as well Canadian Press. as cause convulsions Officials were investigating on Saturday the cause which may lead to coma or of the five-alarm blaze, which began around 11:15 pm even death. in the three-storey building in the Montreal borough of A chemical plant in LaSalle in the west end of the city. Linxiang City, 50 kilome- More than 125 firefighters were called in to battle tres (30 miles) upriver, has the flames. Firefighters helped evacuate much of the Vehicles embark a roll-on-roll-off ship at the Three Gorges Project on the Yangtze been ordered closed after 71-unit building, but some tenants were seen jumping River in Yichang, central China’s Hubei Province, on 10 Sept, 2006. Transship- it was found leaking the from balconies in order to escape the blaze, CP re- ment over the dam started on Saturday as the project's giant ship lock will enter its toxin from its waste water ported. —MNA/Xinhua final stage of construction from 15 Sept, which will take about one year.—XINHUA pond.—MNA/Reuters

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Merkel criticizes US over CIA prisons ¥ ¤ BERLIN, 11 Sept— centres at secret overseas question,” she said. November, Merkel has German Chancellor locations, months after At the end of last year, been at pains to repair Angela Merkel, who has reports surfaced that the US Secretary of State ties with the US that sought to bolster ties with intelligence agency had Condoleezza Rice came were damaged by her the United States since she used Europe as a hub to to Europe and defended predecessor Gerhard took office, rebuked shuttle suspects around for Washington's treatment of Schroeder’s vocal oppo- Washington on Saturday interrogation. its detainees in the war on sition to the invasion of for sanctioning secret CIA Merkel said even in terrorism, but did not Iraq. Despite her criticism, prisons used to interrogate the fight against terro- address the issue of Merkel said she welcomed terror suspects. “The use rism, such means did not whether the CIA had the fact that Bush had raised of such prisons is not justify the ends and that operated secret prisons. the issue of the prisons compatible with my other solutions must be Since taking power in himself.—MNA/Reuters understanding of the rule found. “(Instead) we must of law,” Merkel said in find answers to how we Berlin. can combat terrorists ef- US President George W fectively without calling Bush admitted this week our fundamental prin- the CIA had run detention ciples and beliefs in Russia successfully test launches missiles MOSCOW, 11 Sept— K-84 carried out a training Russia successfully combat launch of an inter- A vendor carrying a portrait of late Chinese leader launched two intercon- continental ballistic Mao Zedong walks on a street in Wuhan, central tinental ballistic missiles missile against the Kizha China’s Hubei Province, on 8 Sept, 2006. —INTERNET this weekend, Vice- testing ground. Premier and Defence The launch was Wen Jiabao calls for Europe’s Minister Sergei Ivanov successful,” Ivanov said on Sunday. said. The launch was a political resolve to lift arms ban A missile was fired difficult exercise in terms HELSINKI, 11 Sept— founding of the New against the Kizha testing of navigation and per- Chinese Premier Wen China in 1949, Wen said, ground, the extreme sonnel skills. Ivanov said Two beams of light representing the World Trade Cen- Jiabao called here a number of European continental point on the latest exercise of this tre (WTC) shoot into the sky to commemorate the 5th Saturday on the European leaders have made Cape Kanin Nos in kind was carried out 11 anniversary of 11Sept attacks on˚WTC’ s original site side to make correct important resolutions on Arkhangelsk region, years ago.—MNA/Xinhua in New York’s Manhattan, on 11 Sept, 2006.—INTERNET political resolution in- developing relations with northwest of Russia, from dependently for lifting China, thus greatly a strategic submarine in arms ban against China promoting the growth of the Pacific at 9:00 am 94 guerillas killed in and granting China full China-Europe relations. Moscow time (0500 market economy status. Long-term practices GMT) on Sunday, Ivanov S Afghanistan operation Wen said such a move, have proven that the was quoted by the KABUL, 11 Sept—A The rebels were killed districts, Laity said. which was made by growth of such rela- Interfax news agency as total of 94 militants have late Saturday and early Major Luke Knittig, “proceeding from tionship bring benefits to saying. It reached the been killed in Operation Sunday in the operation, an ISAF spokesman, said strategic and long-term both, Wen said. target on time, covering a Medusa in the southern which was launched last at the Press conference point of view,” could The lifting of arms ban distance of 6,000 kilo- Kandahar Province of Saturday by around 2,000 that “in just nine days, wipe out barriers amidst and the granting the full metres, he told Russian Afghanistan, Mark Laity, soldiers of the NATO-led ISAF’s Operation Me- the growth of Sino- market economy status to President Vladimir Putin. spokesman for NATO International Security dusa has struck hard at European ties. China “comply with Another missile was Senior Civilian Repre- Assistance Force (ISAF) the insurgent heartland of Wen made the remarks Europe's own interests”, launched on Saturday. sentative in Afghanistan, and the Afghan Army to Kandahar”. when meeting the Press he said, adding that “the “Yesterday the strate- told a Press conference on wipe out militants in An ISAF statement after the ninth China-EU earlier the problems be gic nuclear submarine Sunday. Panjwai and Zhari said the 94 insurgents Summit, which was held resolved, the more were killed in four in the Finland capital of benefits it could bring”. separate engagements Helsinki. Since the MNA/Xinhua and ISAF has used close air support. Operation Medusa is the largest one BA flight makes emergency against Taleban rebels since ISAF took landing in Belgium command in southern BRUSSELS, 11 Sept—A British Airways flight from Afghanistan from the US- London to Frankfurt made a safe emergency landing led coalition forces on 31 at Brussels airport on Sunday after what appeared to July. — MNA/Xinhua be a false fire alert on board, authorities said. Director Jia Zhangke of “There were no visible traces on board the plane,” China shows the Golden a Brussels fire brigade spokesman said of inspections Lion, the Festival’s top carried out after the aircraft landed. award, received for his Brussels airport spokesman Jos de Houwer said movie Sanxia Haoren all 143 people on board the aircraft got off safely after (Still Life), at the Venice the incident. They were being taken by coach to film festival, Italy, on Frankfurt. 9 Sept, 2006.—XINHUA MNA/Reuters

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OSLO, 11 Sept— A down after radiation was Reuters. small nuclear test reactor detected within the steel He said no one was in Norway was shut down building encasing the inside the encasement early on Saturday after reactor at Kjeller, 20 where the radioactivity increased radioactivity kilometres (12 miles) was detected. was detected within the northeast of Oslo. Nonetheless, NRPA’s plant, but officials said “No radioactivity spokesman Per Strand no one was exposed and above normal levels has told Norwegian news there was no leak to the been detected outside the agency NTB that the environment. steel building,” the NRPA Kjeller reactor had never The Norwegian Ra- said in a statement. experienced such a se- China’s Finance Minister Jin Renqing (C Front) attends the news conference of the diation Protection “No one has been rious incident. “We take 13th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, on 8 Sept, Authority (NRPA) said in exposed, as far as we this very seriously,” he 2006. The two-day meeting ending on 8 Sept called for reviving the global free trade a statement that the unit know,” Finn Ugletveit, said. talks and pledged greater efforts against “terrorist financing”.—XINHUA was immediately shut an NRPA official, told MNA/Reuters Death toll Teenagers killed as Mexico drug war Minor quake jolts India- rises to 25 flares up Myanmar border area NEW DELHI, 11 Sept— A quake measuring 4 on from Russian MEXICO CITY, 11 them. territory among drug the Richter Scale hit the area of the India-Myanmar Sept— Six teen-age boys The spokesman said gangs across the country. border Sunday morning and no reports of any goldmine fire were shot to death five of the dead had their On Friday police found casualties or damage so far, according to the Indo- MOSCOW, 11 Sept— execution-style in north- T-shirts pulled over their the bodies of six men with Asian News Service. The quake occurred at 11:42 Rescuers recovered the ern Mexico, police said heads and that the killings slashed throats near am (0612 GMT) Sunday. Its epicentre was plotted last four bodies of miners on Saturday, bringing the resembled gangland Uruapan, a town in along India's border with Myanmar in the Indian killed in a fire in a Siberian death toll from a week of executions by rival drug- western Mexico where state of Manipur. — MNA/Xinhua gold mine, bringing the violence linked to turf runners. two days earlier masked death toll to 25, Russian battles between drug The slayings followed gunmen had rolled five Fireworks plant blast kills two news agencies reported. gangs to at least 17. a week of carnage that severed heads onto a in north India The death toll from the The bodies of the police attributed to an nightclub dance floor. NEW DELHI, 11 Sept— Two people were killed fire has risen to 25, Irina youths aged between 16 escalation in a fight for MNA/Reuters in a blast at a fireworks plant in north India's Uttar Andrianova, spokes- and 19 were found on 30 houses swept away in Pradesh early Saturday, Indo-Asian News Service woman of the Emergency Friday outside Nuevo reported. Situations Ministry, was Laredo, a city on the US central Nepal Fireworks manufacturer Sarju Prasad and his quoted by the ITAR-TASS border plagued by drug KATHMANDU, 11 Sept— At least 30 households wife died when his plant exploded at a Rae Bareli news agency early on violence, a police spokes- were swept away and family members of 79 other Village, about 160 kilometres from the state capital Sunday. man said. houses were displaced after the landslide triggered Lucknow. The blaze started at a A 17-year-old found Kabilas Village in Chitwan District in central Nepal The blast happened because of the negligence depth of 85-135 metres in of Prasad, Rae Bareli District magistrate Jitendra at the scene and on Sunday. the Vershino-Darasunsky Kumar said.The house was reduced to ashes because recovering from gunshot The dead body of another woman was found gold mine in the Chita buried in a landslide at Bhandara Village in the of the blast, he said. — MNA/Xinhua wounds told police that region, about 5,000 district, some 100 kilometres south of Kathmandu, a gunmen forced him and kilometres east of leading news website eKantipur.com reported. Earthquake jolts Israel, no his friends out of their Moscow.—MNA/Xinhua Though the flooded Narayanghat bazaar gradually injuries reported sport utility vehicle and saw a decrease in water level, 300 households of JERUSALEM, 11 Sept — An earthquake with a made them kneel on the Mad fox Baseni and Ganesh Than villages are still inundated, magnitude of 4.4 shook Israel and the occupied ground before shooting according to the website.— MNA/Xinhua West Bank on Saturday but caused no injuries, injures 12 in Israeli media reported. The quake's epicentre was in the Jordan Valley Bangladesh and was felt across Israel and the West Bank. The DHAKA, 12 Sept — At magnitude was initially estimated at 4.9. least 12 people including Minor earthquakes are not uncommon in Israel a woman have been and surrounding countries.— MNA/Reuters injured by a mad fox in central Bangladesh, local Security crackdown in Kabul daily The Independent after big suicide blast reported Monday. KABUL, 11 Sept — NATO battled Taleban Local sources said a holdouts in the deserts of southern Afghanistan on fox that went mad started Saturday amid a security crackdown in the capital biting whoever it found at after at least 16 people were killed by a suicide Kusumpur Village in bomber. Munshiganj District, Ali Shah Paktiwal, head of the police crime about 40 kilometres bureau, said officers were checking every main southeast of Dhaka, intersection in Kabul after Friday’s blast near the injuring 12 people on 7 Firemen climb during a fire protection drill in Jinan, in east China’s US Embassy, which is known to have killed at least September. Shandong Province on 11 Sept, 2006. The Chinese characters on the building two American soldiers.— MNA/Reuters MNA/Xinhua read ‘‘we should train strictly and strive for further progress.’’ —INTERNET

13-9-06NL_01 5 29/7/18, 5:57 PM 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 India, Mongolia, Pakistan to be invited to join ASEM HELSINKI, 11 Sept Minister Matti Vanhanen concerning enlargement — The Asia-Europe announced at the opening of our partnership,” Meeting (ASEM) is to ceremony of the two-day Vanhanen said. invite India, Mongolia ASEM summit that “We intend to invite and Pakistan to join future started here on Sunday. India, Mongolia, Pakis- gatherings of the forum “I am very pleased to tan and the ASEAN dedicated to dialogue announce that during this (Association of South-East between Asia and summit we will make Asian Nations) Secretariat Europe, Finnish Prime an important decision on the Asian side, and Bulgaria and Romania as Astronauts check “Atlantis” acceding EU member for damage states on the European side, to participate in the ASEM Abhay Prakash Verma, 17, a micro artist displays a 3x3 mm waterproof diary HOUSTON, 11 Sept— shuttle’s wings and nose process.” —MNA/Xinhua in Siliguri on 11 Sept, 2006.—INTERNET Astronauts aboard space with lasers and a sensor- shuttle Atlantis conducted laden boom comes after a close-up inspection of analysis of launch video US scholar says “smart power” vital to their ship's heat shield on on Saturday showed the war on terror Sunday as they sailed craft's heat shield WASHINGTON, 11 Sept “Winning the war on According to Nye, United States fought toward a linkup on Monday appeared to have — The most important terror requires more use of “soft power is the ability terrorism in two rounds with the International weathered blastoff in lesson from the 5 years the soft power of attraction to get what you want after 9/11. The first round Space Station. good shape. after 9/11 is that terrorism rather than relying so through attraction rather was Afghanistan where “Atlantis looks great,” The video showed cannot be defeated by heavily on hard military than coercion”, while the United States won. space shuttle deputy there were no problems military might alone, and power, as the Bush “hard power” is to achieve “While it was far from manager John Shannon from glancing impacts the only way to win is to Administration has done,” goals by force. “The perfect, the United States said at a briefing Sunday, from several pieces of ice combine “hard power” said Joseph Nye, a leading ability to combine hard successfully removed the one day after launch. “We and foam that fell from its with “soft power”, a professor in international and soft power is smart Taleban government, have a really good start fuel tank as it climbed prominent US scholar told relations at Harvard power, which is vital to avoided large civilian to this very complex toward orbit. Xinhua in a recent University who initiated the outcome of war on casualties, and created a mission.” MNA/Reuters interview. the “soft power” theory. terror,” he said. political framework. In Nye's view, the MNA/Xinhua Sunday’s check of the Two coalition soldiers killed in S Afghanistan

Tonga Crown KABUL, 11 Sept — Two NATO-led International The second casualty soldiers of the US-led Security Assistance Force was operating in Zabul in Prince sworn coalition forces were (ISAF) said. support of another Afghan killed while conducting One of the casualties Army unit, it added. in as King combat operations in was working with an The two coalition WELLINGTON, 11 Sept — southern Afghanistan, Afghan Army unit that is soldiers were operating as The Crown Prince of ISAF's command region, currently in support of members of Embedded Tonga was sworn in as ISAF said in a statement Operation Medusa in Training Teams, which King on Monday. on Sunday. Panjwai in Kandahar and live and work along According to Radio New The two soldiers were was mistakenly reported with Afghan soldiers, Zealand International, the killed on Saturday night as an ISAF fatality on providing operational Chief Justice of Tonga respectively in Zabul and Saturday, the statement advice and logistical Tony Ford said the Kandahar provinces, the said. support. — MNA/Xinhua accession committee received King Taufau'- ahau Tupou V at midday Monday Tong time. The new King is aged 57. The 88-year-old Tonga’s late King passed away overnight Monday A Yorkshire Terrier dog is prepared for a canine beauty at a private Mercy contest in Bucharest on 9 Sept, 2006.—INTERNET Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. Bomb blast kills one Taufa'ahau Tupou IV has spent much of the in Indonesia’s Sulawesi past year in hospital JAKARTA, 11 Sept — A 20-year-old woman died suffering heart problems when a small bomb hidden inside a flashlight exploded and was most recently in Indonesia's strife-torn Poso region in Central admitted in July. Sulawesi Province, police said on Sunday. King Taufa'ahau The bomb went off when the woman turned on the Tupou IV came to the flashlight lying outside her house in Kawua Village throne in 1965 following A salesclerk at a shop in Huaibei, Anhui Province selling baby accessories late on Saturday. the death of his mother shows the latest gadget in baby spoons: a “singing” spoon, on 10 Sept, 2006. It was the second blast in Poso in a week. Last Queen Salote. The product has a built-in stereo which plays children’s songs to attract the Wednesday, a 50-year-old man died when a bomb MNA/Xinhua baby’s attention and stimulate his or her appetite.—XINHUA exploded in an empty building. — MNA/Reuters

13-9-06NL_01 6 29/7/18, 5:57 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 7 Milestones in nation-building endeavours - 4 U Zaw Moreover, a network of roads have emerged in the nation. The Yangon-An-Sittway Union Highway facilitates travelling from Sittway in Rakhine State to Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and Magway. The Yangon-Kyaukpyu Union Highway links Kyaukpyu on Yanbye Island with Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady divisions through Taungup. Thanks to An-Maei road, the highway linking northern with southern Rakhine State has also emerged in the nation. The government has built Myeik-Taninthayi- Hlinethaya Industrial Zone plays an important role in developing the nation’s industrial sector. Bokpyin-Kawthoung highway and Mawlamyine-Ye- The efforts to steer the nation on the right track to the medium-scale industries to heavy industries. It is Dawei highway to connect Taninthayi Division in the peace, stability, modernity and progress involves also giving priority to manufacturing import-substi- south with the rest of Myanmar. endless development and reform programmes. tute goods for the nation to stand on its own feet in Likewise, the nation has also seen the emergence of Synchronized reforms are being made for paral- times of emergency; and setting up export-oriented Shwebo-Myitkyina road, Mandalay-Thabeikkyin- lel development of all sectors including political, industries based on capital and technology. In this way, Tagaung-Bhamo road, Myitkyina-Putao road, Pyinmana- economic, agricultural, farming, industrial, educa- advanced industries including finished wood product Pinglaung road, Pyinmana-Taungdwingyi road, Aungban- tion and health sectors in all aspects. factories, garment factories, steel mills, farm machin- Ywangan-Hanmyintmo road, Laikha-Mongkai-Hsipaw It is true that vision and leadership are required in ery factories, textile mills, paper mills, soap factories, road, Yaksawk-Nawnghkio-Kengtung-Tachilek road, and changing a system, but the government alone cannot pharmaceutical factories, cement plants and engine Aungban-Pinglong-Loikaw railroad, Shwenyaung- accomplish such a huge task. It needs harmonious assembling plants have emerged across the nation. Yaksawk railroad, Shwenyaung-Taunggyi-Namsang rail- efforts of all. Harmonious unity, mutual understand- Thanks to the government’s assistance and sup- road, ChaungU-Pakokku-Gangaw-Kalay railroad, and ing and sympathy are also the requisites. Besides, port, the nation has witnessed the rapid development of Bago Yoma West railroad. harmonious cooperation is important. her industrial sector. The transport network of motor roads and railroads Industrial development Surplus foreign trade linking areas in the nation from north to south and east The industrial sector is to be developed alongside Trade volume grows together with the annual to west is one of the milestones of the nation’s history. the agricultural development. Only with industrial increase in the production of agricultural, industry and Transport development is the basic requirement progress, will the nation become a developed and meat and fish sectors. Myanmar ended her trade deficit for progress of all sectors including economy, health modern one. in 2002-2003, and from that time on she has been and education of all the states and divisions. Without The government set up 18 industrial zones about enjoying surplus foreign trade for four consecutive proper transport, goodwill alone cannot help bring 14 years ago to systematically develop the private years. It is one of the government’s milestones in its about regional development. sector whose know-how and experience are impor- nation-building endeavours. Hence, roads and bridges have been built to link tant in the transition to an industrial country. The Transport development every part of the nation. Rakhine state now has land emergence of industrial zones can be said a milestone The government has been trying to facilitate trans- gateways. Cars as well as trains are running to Kachin in the country’s industrial history. port in accord with the increase in the trade and State. Ayeyawady Division, that had to rely on water- The government will have to develop the private production. Before the Tatmadaw government, there ways in the past, is enjoying the fruits of roads and sector, with industrial zones as the base. was only the Sagaing Bridge on Ayeyawady River at bridges. As Yangon and Pathein is just over a three- During an inspection tour of industrial zones, the Inwa. Now there are seven new bridges — Bala Min hour drive, Yangonites can get Chaungtha beach or Head of State gave guidance, saying, “Industrial zones Htin, Anawrahta, Magway, Nawadae, Bo Myat Tun, Ngwesaung beach in time to have lunch there. Road will develop only if they can fulfil the nation’s real Maubin and Daydaye — on the Ayeyawady. Now, the transport to almost all the towns in the division is now market demand. The industrial zones should not be Ayeyawady can be crossed through eight places. possible. No one can deny the benefits of such a complacent about their status of just producing ordinary In addition to the two existing bridges, Tarkaw- remarkable success is largely due to the development goods, but should make innovative efforts for qualita- et, Tarsan, Hpa-an, Mawlamyine and Tarpa bridges of the transport sector. tive improvement of the products. In addition, efforts have been built on Thanlwin River. Thanlwin Apart from motor roads and railroads, new air- should be made to manufacture new types of products. Bridge (Mawlamyine) is the longest and most mag- fields and communication network covering the bor- The zones will have to manufacture machines required nificent bridge in Myanmar. Similarly, the govern- der areas have been built in the nation. Hence, it is an by the public apart from farm machinery.” ment has built new bridges on Chindwin and honour for all of us as almost all the infrastructures Three private industrial zones — Mandalay, Sittoung rivers and other watercourses the length required for a modern nation have already been set up. Monywa and Ayethaya industrial zones — have set and breadth of the nation. Up to now, it has built (Translation: TMT) up iron foundries and forgers with government assist- 218 new bridges. (Myanma Alin & Kyemon:12-9-2006) ance, and are manufacturing quality machine parts. There are also private factories producing moulds. Use of advanced methods and machines will help the private sector leap forward. The private industries are manufacturing farm machinery including power-tillers, combined-har- vesters and pumps and parts for cars and coaches. Moreover, they are producing quality machine parts for export. In addition to policy and material assistance for development of the private industries, the government is attending to the needs of the State-owned industries for their progress. The State-owned sector and the private sector should make cooperative efforts for actual development of the nation’s industrial sector. The government has plans to promote cottage industries to become medium-scale industries, and Minkyaung Bridge on Yangon-Kyaukpyu Highway helps cement national strength and unity.

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Also present at the dinner were General Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet, Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein and wife Daw Khin Khin Win, members of SPDC Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Lt-Gen Kyaw Win, Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than, Lt-Gen Maung Bo, Lt-Gen Aung Htwe and Lt-Gen Tin Aye and their wives, Commander-in- Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein and wife, Commander-in-Chief (Air) Lt-Gen Myat Hein and wife, Lt-Gen Myint Swe of the Ministry of Defence and wife, Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence and wife, Military Affairs Security Chief Maj-Gen Ye Myint and wife, Commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Brig-Gen Wai Lwin and wife, senior military officers, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Maung Myint, Ambassador of Thailand to Myanmar Mr Suphot Dhirakaosal and Military Attache’ Colonel Prissapa Suvanatat and responsible personnel. Before and during the dinner, artistes of Myanma Radio and Television entertained the visiting Thai delegation members. — MNA Vice-Senior General Maung Aye hosts a dinner in honour of Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Sonthi Boonyaratglin at Bayintnaung Yeiktha in Nay Pyi Taw. MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 12 Sept — Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San hosted dinner to the goodwill delegation led by Commander-in- Chief of Royal Thai Army General Sonthi Boonyaratglin and wife at Bayintnaung Yeiktha of the Ministry of Defence, Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

13-9-06NL_01 8 29/7/18, 5:57 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 9 Rail Transportation holds four-monthly meeting USDA Secretary-General meets farmers in Tatkon Township

NAY PYI TAW, 12 Sept — Secretary-General of Union Solidarity and Development Association Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen Htay Oo met with farmers and USDA members in Tatkon Township at Kyathay Village in the township and gave instructions on boosting agricultural production. He also pledged to fulfil requirements of the region for socio-economic development of locals. At the meeting, CEC member of USDA Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe and executives of the township USDA presented pesticide to farmers. Minister Maj-Gen Aung Min delivers an address at work coordination meeting for 2006 of There are 57,837 acres of monsoon paddy Ministry of Rail Transportation. — RAIL TRANSPORTATION cultivated in the township and efforts are being made by officials concerned and farmers joining hands with NAY PYI TAW, 12 Sept — The 2nd four-monthly tasks of the ministry. USDA members to boost the yield of agricultural meeting of Ministry of Rail Transportation was held at The meeting was attended by Deputy Ministers produce. — MNA the ministry here yesterday. Thura U Thaung Lwin and U Pe Than, directors- At the meeting, Minister for Rail general and managing directors of the departments Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min urged participants under the ministry and officials. Myaungmya Township of the meeting to step up efforts for the transportation The meeting ended with concluding remarks sector while striving to achieve success in implementing by the minister. — MNA USDA AGM held

YANGON,12 Sept— Myaungmya Township Union Solidarity and Development Association held Environmental Conservation Committee meets its Annual General Meeting for 2006 at No 1 Basic Education High School in Myaungmya yesterday. It was opened with an address by Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt. The minister awarded outstanding students who passed the matriculation examination for 2005- 2006 academic year. Next, the minister accepted K1.7 million donated by Myaungmya District Peace and Development Council to the township USDA. Afterwards, the secretaries of township USDAs in Myaungmya District read out annual reports of the meeting. The minister on 10 September also met with executives, secretaries and members of Ayeyawady Minister Brig-Gen Thein Aung delivers an address at Meeting No 4/2006 of Environmental Division and Myaungmya District USDAs at Myaungmya District USDA office. Conservation Committee. — FORESTRY MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 12 committee Director- Sept — Environmental General of Forest Myanmar delegation leaves for India Conservation Committee Department U Soe Win NAY PYI TAW, 12 Prisons Department U Zaw Depart-ment U Kyin Lin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs held its meeting 4/2006 at Hlaing reported on four- Sept— A delegation led Tun, directors of the U Tin Htut and Director of U Kyaw Tin.—MNA the Ministry of Forestry monthly environmental by Deputy Minister for General Administration Political Department of the here yesterday, with an works. Home Affairs Brig-Gen address by Chairman of Special task forces Phone Swe yesterday left Environmental Con- comprising seven deputy here by air for India to servation Committee ministers from Environ- attend the 12th State-level Minister for Forestry Brig- mental Conservation meeting of Myanmar- Gen Thein Aung. Committee were formed India Civil Authorities to Also present were Vice- and duties were assigned be held in New Delhi from Chairman of Environ- to them. The special task today to 16 September. mental Conservation forces will implement the The delegation Committee Minister for tasks on conservation of comprises Lt-Col Aung Mines Brig-Gen Ohn environ-ment in states and Kyaw Oo of Ministry of Myint, members of the divisions. Defence, Director-General committee leaders of The deputy ministers of the General special task force deputy discussed four-monthly Administration Depart- ministers, directors- measures undertaken and ment U Myat Ko, Director- general of the Ministry of laid down the future tasks. General of the Bureau of Deputy Home Affairs Minister Brig-Gen Phone Swe departs for New Forestry, rectors and The meeting ended with Special Investigation U officials. the concluding remarks by Aung Saw Win, Deputy Delhi to participate in 12th State-level meeting of Myanmar-India Secretary of the the minister.—MNA Director-General of the Civil Authorities.— MNA

13-9-06NL_01 9 29/7/18, 5:57 PM 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 Small-scale vegetable plantations Energy Ministry awards being set up in Yangon outstanding students YANGON, 12 Sept—Chairman of Yangon On arrival at Lanmadaw Township, Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander West District, the commander heard reports by NAY PYI TAW, 12 Sept — Ministry of Energy of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Hla Htay Win officials on progress of growing of vegetables in the held a ceremony to award the children of the staff yesterday inspected the plantations of vegetables of district, and viewed the plantations at Township families who passed the 2005-2006 matriculation the townships in Yangon North and West Districts. PDC office. examination with distinctions at the ministry here this The commander and wife Daw Mar Mar Wai, The commander and wife also looked into the morning. Chairperson of the Division Maternal and Child plant of ten species of vegetables of MCWA members Present on the occasion were Minister for Energy Welfare Supervisory Committee, inspected the small- in alleys and on balconies of the buildings in Brig-Gen Lun Thi, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Than scale plantations of greens and livestock farms of Lanmadaw and Latha townships, and agricultural Htay, directors-general, managing directors and village maternal and child welfare association at and livestock farms at Munmoedein model village in directors and parents of the outstanding students. Laydauntkan model village in Mingaladon Township, Kayan Township, Yangon South District. The minister spoke on the occasion. Next the Yangon North District, and the five-acre physic nut The vegetables grown on a manageable scale minister and the deputy minister handed prizes to four plantation of Yangon North District MCW Supervisory in Yangon Division are also distributed to tax-free six-distinction winners, 17 five-distinction winners Committee. markets. — MNA and 23 four-distinction winners. Later, the minister also presented prizes to seven staff members for their outstanding Ceremony to mark Nutrition performances in the training courses of the Central Institute of Civil Service. Promotion Week for 2006 held MNA

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Prof Dr Daw Khin Mar Tun delivers an address at a ceremony to mark Nutrition Promotion Week for 2006. — MNA

YANGON, 12 Sept—Myanmar Women’s Affairs General Secretary of MWAF Professor Dr Daw Federation held a ceremony to mark Nutrition Khin Mar Tun made an opening speech. Promotion Week for 2006 at the meeting hall of Next, Director of Health Department Dr Soe Vice-Chairman of e-National Task Force U MWAF on Thanlwin Road in Bahan Township here Myat Tun read the message of the director-general of Aung Myint being seen off at Nay Pyi Taw this morning. HD. Airport on his departure for Vietnam. It was attended by the general secretary of After the ceremony, experts from the National MNA MWAF and CEC members, executives of Myanmar Nutrition Promotion and Research Department

Maternal and Child Welfare Association, officials of discussed matters on nutrition promotion with NAY PYI TAW, 12 Sept — A Myanmar the Ministry of Health, departmental officials and members of Yangon Division Women Affairs delegation led by Vice-Chairman of e-National Task guests. Organization.—MNA Force Member of Civil Service Selection and Training Board U Aung Myint left here by air on 10 September to attend the exposition on CEC Member attends Pyinmana District communications and electronic devices to be held in Vietnam from 13 to 16 September. USDA Annual General Meeting They were seen off at the Nay Pyi Taw airport by officials concerned. NAY PYI TAW, 12 Sept — Pyinmana District in the matriculation examination of 2006. Next, the Also included in the delegation as a member is held its annual general meeting of Union Solidarity minister accepted cash donations presented by Deputy Chief Engineer U Nyan Win of Myanma and Development Association at Mingalakantaw Hall, responsible personnel and handed certificates of Posts and Telecommunications. Pyinmana this morning, with an address by CEC honour to them. MNA member of USDA Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Afterwards, district executives read out the Thein Swe. reports of the committee of USDA while joint-secretary Present on the occasion were local authorities, of Lewe Township USDA U Than Toe read out the The best time to plant a tree members of social organizations, members of USDAs proposals. After joint-secretary of District USDA U and guests. Zaw Tint had clarified on the proposals, seven future was 20 years ago. First, Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein tasks were laid down. Swe made a speech on the occasion and presented Next, the meeting chairman passed resolutions Second best time is now. prizes to outstanding students who won distinctions after seeking approvals of the delegates. — MNA

13-9-06NL_01 10 29/7/18, 6:09 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 11 Annan says negotiation is best solution to Iran nuclear issue PARIS, 12 Sept — The best way to solve the Iran nuclear issue is through negotiation, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Sunday in an interview broadcast. “Sincerely, I think the uranium enrichment be- and grant them free best solution is the fore negotiations. movement to prove to the negotiated solution,” The UN head said world the peaceful intent Annan told French radio that he visited Iran days of its nuclear activities. station Europe 1. He said ago and Iranian President Speaking of the he feared a confrontation Mahmoud Ahmadinejad question of whether to would create “enormous had assured him of Iran’s use sanctions to force Iran readiness to talk about all problems” in a region to suspend uranium issues and the peaceful already plagued by lots of enrichment, Annan said it crises. intent of its nuclear A pilot from the National Aero Club of Ireland opens his parachute after is not a simple issue as The Secretary- activities. bailing out of his aerobatic plane after a mid-air collision between two planes related parties are still General pointed out that Annan said Iran during the Aero Grand Prix of Malta off Valletta’s Marsamxett Harbour on divided over the issue and the Iranians are willing to should allow visits by 10 Sept, 2006. Swedish aerobatics champion pilot Gabor Varga was killed on it is difficult to reach return to the negotiating inspectors from the Sunday when his stunt plane collided with another aircraft during a race in table and what they can International Atomic consensus even within the Malta, organizers said. The other pilot from the National Aero Club, Ireland not accept is to suspend Energy Agency (IAEA) UN Security Council. parachuted to safety. The name of the surviving pilot has not yet been released MNA/Xinhua by authorities. — XINHUA Iran says US sanctions Floods, storms claim 24 on Bank Saderat lives in southern Vietnam HANOI, 12 Sept — Floods and storms have recently “a mistake” killed 24 people in Vietnam’s southern Mekong Delta, TEHERAN, 12 Sept — Iran on Sunday lashed out local newspaper Youth reported on Monday. at Washington’s decision to impose sanctions on The victims were from the two provinces of An Bank Saderat of Iran for its alleged dealings with Giang and Dong Thap. terrorist groups, terming the US action as “a Flooding also inundated many houses, schools, mistake,” reported the official IRNA news agency. irrigation works, acreage of paddy rice, and aquaculture ponds in the delta. The US move to halt Saderat and Levey said Flooding and landslides caused by torrential rain banking deals of Bank the action does not apply in Vietnam killed 42 people and injured 20 others from Saderat of Iran with to other Iranian banks. mid to late last month. Among the victims, 12 died in American financial It was Washington’s landslides in the two northern provinces of Yen Bai system is “a mistake,” latest effort against Iran and Cao Bang — MNA/Xinhua Foreign Ministry and Hizbollah. spokesman Hamid-Reza Levey said since Asefi was quoted by IRNA 2001 a Hizbollah- as saying. controlled organization Asefi said that had received 50 million “Washington has proved US dollars directly from that it would use all means Iran through Bank to advance its wrong Saderat. policies,” said the report. He said the US The US Government Government would also imposed sanctions on the persuade European banks Iranian bank on Friday, and financial institutions A model wears a Carolina Herrera creation at the barring it from dealing not to deal with Iran. Spring 2007 Fashion Week in New York MNA/Xinhua with US financial on 11 Sept, 2006. — INTERNET institutions, even indirectly. Forest fire scorches large areas in The move against Bank Saderat was California announced by Stuart LOS ANGELES, 12 Sept— A forest fire raging along the border of Los Levey, the Undersecretary Angeles and Ventura counties in California has scorched 12,703 acres of land, for Treasury, who accused authorities said on Sunday. the major state-owned Only 12 per cent of returned and is forecast to Linquist. bank in Iran of transferring the fire, expanded by hot last through the week, Public access was funds for alleged terrorist and dry weather, has been hampering firefighting closed to a large portion groups, including Hiz- brought under control, Ed efforts, Linquist said. of the eastern area of the bollah. Linquist of the US Forest Although some Los Padres National While Iranian Service information centre progress had been made Forest. The popular Off financial institutions are said.So far no homes have on the containment front, Highway Vehicle barred from directly been damaged and no firefighters still have 25 Recreation Area was accessing the US financial injuries reported. miles of fire line to build, closed as a precaution system, they are permitted About 1,465 fire- he said.On Friday, flames even though it is several Actress Mischa Barton, left, and US Open tennis to do so indirectly through fighters are now battling destroyed two picnic areas miles from the blaze, said champion Maria Sharapova attend the Marc banks in other countries. the blaze which is expe- in the state — Tin Cup and Helen Tarbet of the US Jacobs spring 2007 fashion show, on Monday, 11 But the latest move cted to continue unabated Bear Trap — on Pyramid Forest Service. Sept, 2006, in New York. severs that access for Bank as hot and dry weather Lake’s western arm, said MNA/Xinhua INTERNET

13-9-06NL_01 11 29/7/18, 6:04 PM 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 13 September, 2006

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S CLAIMS DAY NOTICE MV CARNATION VOY NO (CA-113) Consignees of cargo carried on MV CARNATION VOY NO (CA-113) are hereby notified that the vessel will be arriving on 13.9.2006 and cargo will be discharged into the premises of M.I.P where it will lie at the consignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelaws and conditions of the Port of Yangon. Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 am to 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm up to Claims Day now declared as the third day after final discharge of cargo from the Vessel. No claims against this vessel will be admitted after the Claims Day. SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENT MYANMA PORT AUTHORITY AGENT FOR: M/S PREMIER SPECTRUM

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The systems terror strikes. ditch defense if airport There will also be developed by a con- The first elements of checks and passenger biometric sensors fitted to sortium, including BAE the technology will be surveillance fail to prevent cockpit instruments so Systems and Airbus, after available to airlines by a hijack. that if, as in the 9/11 al-Qaeda’s attacks on mid-2008 and the full New cockpit doors, attacks, a terrorist kills the America on 11 September, system should be installed in addition to being pilot, the plane’s controls strengthened, are likely to can be overridden. Train derailed by buffaloes be controlled using MNA/Xinhua in Zimbabwe The International Space Station is seen in a camera mounted inside the Space Shuttle Atlantis' HARARE, 11 Sept— A the accident, adding that specialized mating adapter as the two spacecraft Bulawayo-bound Na- no injuries or deaths were approach prior to docking in this view from NASA tional Railways of Zim- reported.— MNA/Xinhua TV on 11 Sept, 2006. —XINHUA babwe passenger train A womam displays a moon cake made up with from Victoria Falls cosmetics in Zhoukou, Central China’s Henan derailed Saturday night Prvince on 10 Spet, 2006. The creative moon cakes near Dibamombe siding attract many customers. This year’s Mid-autumn after hitting a herd of festival will fall on 6 October.—INTERNET buffaloes. The derailment came Traffic accident kills 60 barely two weeks after another train accident in S-W Nigeria killed eight people and LAGOS,11 Sept— At least 60 people have been injured scores of burnt to death in a traffic accident in southwest passengers almost at the Nigeria, a police official said on Sunday. same scene. Reports from Femi Awoyale, public relations officer of the Ogun Victoria Falls said the State Police Command, told Xinhua on the phone on derailment took place at Sunday that the accident happened in Sagamu along the about 8 p.m. The NRZ Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday evening. public relations manager He also confirmed that at least five others who Fanuel Masikati confirmed survived the tragedy and sustained high degree of burn Study says greenhouse gases warm were admitted at the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital (OOTH), Sagamu. A doctor at the emergency ward of oceans, making hurricanes stronger the OOTH said the five passengers “have been transferred to the Intensive Care Unit” of the hospital. ˚BEIJING , 12 Sept— Hurricane breeding grounds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans are being warmed by greenhouse gases, probably making hurricanes stronger in coming decades, according to a An eyewitness who refused to be identified told new study. reporters that the accident occurred when a fuel tanker, The study Benwas Santer at Lawrence surface temperatures the sun, and so cooled the riding on top speed, ran into a pothole. —MNA/Xinhua published onlineMonday Livermore National (SST) of up to 0.67 C in oceans. But the effect was by the Proceedings of the Laboratory in California, the Atlantic and Pacific overcome by the rise in Low awareness retard “AIDS” National Academy of used 22 climate models to tropics from 1906 to 2005. greenhouse gases, which Sciences (PNAS). investigate the possible Each computer model led to warmer oceans. control, prevention in China The scientists, led by causes of a rise in sea was run several times to ”The important NANNING, 11 Sept— Low awareness caused by work out how much the conclusion is that the inadequate publicity and inefficient monitoring and SST would have warmed observed SST increases in testing systems have retarded control and prevention with or without rising the regions cannot be of the disease in China, said Dai Zhicheng, president of levels of greenhouse gases explained by natural the Chinese Association of STD & AIDS Prevention and other pollutants. processes alone,” said and Control, on Friday. ”We’ve used virtually Tom Wigley, co- “Some local officials believe that too much publicity all the world’s climate researcher of the study, of the disease will negatively impair investment and models to study the causes from the Boulder-based local economy, while others underestimate the disease of the SST changes in National Centre for and neglect control and prevention,” said Dai. hurricane formation Atmospheric Research As a result, the number of reported cases is far less regions,” Santer said. (NCAR). “The best than the actual number, said Dai. By the end of last They found that tiny explanation for these year, localities in China had reported 144,089 people particulates from volcanos changes has to include a infected with HIV. This represents just 22.2 per cent of and sulphates from large human influence.” the officially estimated figure of 650,000 people living industrial plants blocked Internet with HIV. —MNA/Xinhua

13-9-06NL_01 13 29/7/18, 5:57 PM 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 FIFA moots Robben Island for Zidane-Materazzi reunion S P O R T S BERLIN, 12 Sept— FIFA is considering South Africa's Robben Island as the stage for a reconciliation between Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi, the defender he headbutted during the World Cup final. Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, said on Monday ian defender Materazzi during the final in July became that plans were afoot for the two players to be reunited, a defining image of the 2006 World Cup. and one possibility was using the site of the notorious Materazzi has since said that a reference he made to prison, where former South African president Nelson Zidane's sister prompted the attack from the French Mandela was held. midfielder, which earned him a red card. Italy won the "We are working on bringing together Materazzi game 5-3 on penalties after Zidane was sent off. and Zidane," Blatter told reporters ahead of a meeting World soccer's governing body FIFA fined Zidane in Berlin to debrief national coaches after the recent 7,500 Swiss francs (6,044 US dollars) and Materazzi World Cup. "There are different possibilities and one 5,000 Swiss francs. of them is Robben Island in South Africa where Nelson Zidane said that since he had retired from the sport Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years." he would honour an additional three-match ban by The moment when France's Zidane headbutted Ital- undertaking community service. — MNA/Reuters

Bronze medallist Toby Dawson of the USA jumps Aragones decides to continue as off the ramp in his race in the finals Men’s Moguls Spain coach at Sauze d’Oulx, Italy, in this 15 Feb, 2006 file MADRID, 12 Sept— Luis Aragones has changed his mind and photo. Dawson announced his retirement, on 11 decided to stay on as Spain coach after having had his earlier offer Sept, 2006 trading in the rough-and-tumble sport to resign rejected by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF). of moguls skiing to work on his golf game and "After thinking about it I have jected it, and said that we have continue a low-key effort to find his birth parents decided to continue," Aragones was absolute confidence in him," Jorge in South Korea.—INTERNET quoted as saying on the RFEF Carretero, a spokesman for the Poland to hold inquiry website on Monday. RFEF, told a news conference in Aragones met with the federa- the morning. into FA tion on Monday and offered his "A few months ago everyone WARSAW, 12 Septe— Poland are to hold an in- resignation after a press campaign was convinced that he was the ideal quiry into the country's football association which called for his head following person for the job. All that has may lead to the suspension of its management, Spain's 3-2 capitulation to North- happened is that we have lost a Sports Minister Tomasz Lipiec said on Monday. Oakland Raiders wide receiver ern Ireland in the Euro 2008 quali- game to Northern Ireland. The sud- The Polish Football management and the ap- Alvis Whitted (R) is pushed out-of- fiers last Wednesday. den change in opinion is lamenta- Association (PZPN) has pointment of a temporary bounds by San Diego Chargers That setback came two months ble. "He has our support and he's been under fire since the state administrator. Antonio Cromartie (L) and after a disappointing second round always had it, but it is up to him middle of last year when Association officials Drayton Florence during third exit from the World Cup in Ger- now. We have told him we are prosecutors began an in- were not available for quarter play in their NFL football many. "Luis came to the meeting pleased with his work but if he vestigation into match-fix- comment. game in Oakland, California with the idea that he was going to decides to go we will have to ac- ing that has so far led to MNA/Reuters on 11 Sept, 2006.—INTERNET resign, but the President has re- cept it." — MNA/Reuters the arrest of more than 40 referees, club and asso- Reading beat Manchester City 1-0 ciation officials. in English Premiership PZPN, largely unreformed since the LONDON, 12 Sept— Reading beat Manchester City 1-0 to earn their second Communist era, has be- Premiership victory of the season on Monday. gun its own investigation Ivar Ingimarsson scored the winner One lovely passing move sent Richards but Lipiec said he had lost in the 23rd minute when he latched on to to the byline, but Dickov could only patience. Bobby Convey's first-half free-kick to strike the teenager's fine pull-back straight "Unfortunately, nod the ball into the corner of the net. at Hahnemann from 10 yards. PZPN's own actions have City dominated for long spells but Joey Barton was having a big influ- not been sufficient," he were not clinical enough, Paul Dickov ence on the game, spraying passes all told a news conference firing at Marcus Hahnemann and around the pitch and going on one mazy Thailand’s Paradorn Srichaphan returns the ball announcing the beginning Georgios Samaras seeing a shot deflected run that ended with a cross Bernardo against Germany's Rainer Schuettler during the first of an administrative court wide. Corradi should have tucked away. round match of men’s singles at the China Open ATP inquiry into the associa- Ousmane Dabo was sent off late on When a goal did come, it was against tournament in Beijing, on 11 Sept, 2006. Srichaphan tion. for using his elbow as Reading held on. the run of play - to the delight of the home beat Schuettler 2-0 (6-3, 6-3).—XINHUA "I took this decision They deserved the three points for faithful. —MNA/Xinhua because I know that our efforts and commitment, but in truth Argentine match stopped checks to date showed City will be astonished to leave with breaches of the law and of nothing to show for their efforts. over alleged ref threat the association's statute." They started brightly and had imme- BUENOS AIRES, 12 Sept — A match involving Argen- He said the proceedings diate joy down the right, with Trevor tine champions Boca Juniors was abandoned at half- may lead to the suspen- Sinclair and Micah Richards pouring time on Sunday amid allegations the referee had been sion of PZPN's whole forward at every opportunity. threatened by officials of home team Gimnasia La Plata. Bosnian FA rejects coach’s resignation "The referee said he suspended the game because he SARAJEVO, 12 Sep— The Bosnian FA has rejected coach Blaz received threats from the president of Gimnasia and a Sliskovic's resignation, announced after last week's 3-1 home loss to group of people," Boca Juniors vice-president Pedro Hungary in a Euro 2008 qualifier. Pompilio told reporters. Gimnasia president Juan Jose "The (FA) presidency did not accept the resignations and unani- Reading's American midfielder, Bobby Munoz told Argentine television he had spoken to the mously gives its support to Ahmet Pasalic and Blaz Sliskovic in Convey, right, battles for the ball with referee but denied making any threats. performing their duties," the association (NSBIH) said in a statement Manchester City Trevor Sinclair, during Gimnasia were winning 1-0 with a penalty con- on its website on Monday. their English Premier League soccer verted by Uruguayan striker Santiago Silva in the 29th Pasalic is the national team director who announced his resigna- match at Madejski Stadium, Reading, minute. Referee Daniel Gimenez did not speak to the tion at the same time as Sliskovic. — MNA/Reuters England, on 11 Sept, 2006.—INTERNET media.— MNA/Reuters

13-9-06NL_01 14 29/7/18, 5:57 PM THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Wednesday, 13 September, 2006 15 Blair runs into protests on Lebanon visit BEIRUT, 12 Sept — Hundreds of Lebanese protested against British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s visit to Beirut on Monday, accusing him of backing Israel’s 34-day war with Hizbollah guerillas. Troops, riot police and Blair angered many “Beirut is free, Blair can we welcome him barbed-wire barriers kept Lebanese by his refusal to out,” chanted the protest- here,” said Ali Shahine, the demonstrators well call for an early ceasefire ers. Some carried placards 21, a hotel worker who away from the govern- in the conflict which killed reading “Thank you Blair was among the protesters. ment building in down- nearly 1,200 people in for delivering the intelli- Blair had been due to town Beirut where Blair Lebanon, mainly civilians, gent bombs”-referring to meet Parliament Speaker was meeting Prime Min- and 157 Israelis, mostly US flights laden with Nabih Berri, an ally of ister Fouad Siniora. soldiers. bombs for Israel that re- Hizbollah, but an aide to “I’m standing here He is discussing with fuelled in Scotland during the Shiite Muslim leader because Blair is the killer Siniora a UN truce in ef- the war. said he had left on a pri- of Lebanese children,” fect since 14 August and “Tony Blair supports vate visit abroad on Satur- said Ibad Malak, a 19- Britain’s contribution to America and Israel and has day. year-old student. postwar reconstruction. supported the war, so how MNA/Reuters

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13-9-06NL_01 15 29/7/18, 6:04 PM 7th Waning of Tawthalin 1368 ME Wednesday, 13 September, 2006

Four political objectives Four economic objectives Four social objectives * Development of agriculture as the base and all-round * Stability of the State, community peace * Uplift of the morale and morality of development of other sectors of the economy as well and tranquillity, prevalence of law and the entire nation * Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic order * Uplift of national prestige and integ- system * National reconsolidation rity and preservation and safeguard- * Development of the economy inviting participation in * Emergence of a new enduring State ing of cultural heritage and national terms of technical know-how and investments from Constitution character sources inside the country and abroad * Building of a new modern developed * Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit * The initiative to shape the national economy must be kept * Uplift of health, fitness and education nation in accord with the new State in the hands of the State and the national peoples Constitution standards of the entire nation Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife bid farewell to Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Sonthi Boonyaratglin and party

NAY PYI TAW, 12 tel Zone. Sept — Thai goodwill They were wel- delegation led by Com- comed at the airport by mander-in-Chief of Vice-Chairman of the Royal Thai Army Gen- State Peace and Devel- eral Sonthi opment Council Deputy Boonyaratglin and party Commander-in-Chief who were here at the in- of Defence Services vitation of Vice- Commander-in-Chief Chairman of the State (Army) Vice-Senior Peace and Development General Maung Aye and Council Deputy Com- members. mander-in-Chief of De- Next, Vice-Sen- fence Services Com- ior General Maung Aye mander-in-Chief (Army) presented a photo album Vice-Senior General on the goodwill visit to Maung Aye, left for Commander-in-Chief of Mandalay by special air- Royal Thai Army Gen- craft to continue their eral Sonthi visit this morning. Boonyaratglin. The visiting Thai Afterwards, the goodwill delegation ar- visiting Thai goodwill rived at Nay Pyi Taw delegation left for Man- Vice-Senior General Maung Aye presents a documentary photo album of the goodwill visit to Airport by car from Ho- dalay by a special flight. General Sonthi Boonyaratglin. — MNA They were seen off at the airport by Vice-Chair- man of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Com- mander-in-Chief of De- fence Services Com- mander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife Daw Mya Mya San, Gen- eral Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence and wife Daw Khin Lay Thet, Commander-in- Chief (Navy) Vice-Ad- miral Soe Thein, Com- mander-in-Chief (Air) Lt- Gen Myat Hein and Mili- tary Affairs Security Chief Maj-Gen Ye Myint and their wives, Com- mander of Nay Pyi Taw Command Brig-Gen Wai Lwin and senior military Vice-Senior General Maung Aye and wife see off Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army General Sonthi officers and responsible personnel. Boonyaratglin and members of the goodwill delegation at Nay Pyi Taw Airport. — MNA MNA

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